Jayalakshmi Santanam, Vidwan A Sundaresan Memorial Concert

Jayalakshmi Santanam, Ahalya - R K Shriram Kumar - Thanjavur Ramadass - N Guruprasad

Vidwan A Sundaresan Memorial Concert
Raga Sudha Hall.
7 July 2010. 6:15 pm

gnAnanda myam dEvam - slOkam in kEdAragauLa
sAmi daya juDa - kEdAragauLa - Adi - TT
manasA eTulOrtunE - malayamArutam - rUpakam - T (S)
budamAshrayAmi - nATTaikuranji - misra jhampa - MD
Azhi mazhai kaNNA - varALi - Adi - ANDAL (NS)
brahma kaDigina - mukhAri - Adi - A
mAmava karuNayA - shanmukhapriyA - misra cApu - ST (RNS)
srI vENugOpAla dEvA - darbAr - kaNDa cApu - KI (R)
amba vANi nannu - kIravANi - Adi - HMB (RNS)
tani
valapu tALa vasamA - aTANA - misra cApu - ST
entaDi kulugE - kalyANi - rUpakam - DS
jagattinai kAttiDum janArdhana - yamunA kalyANi - Adi - Ambujam Krishna
jagadOddhArNA - kApi - Adi - PD
shAnti nilava - tilang - Adi - Sethu Madhava Rao
nI nama rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T
madhyamAvati short sketch

It was a very good concert. As usual with Smt. Santanam, the choice of rAgams and kritis were pretty different and interesting. All of them were rendered very well. The AlApanais of shanmukhapriyA and kIravANi were both very elaborate and grand. However, one would have prefered a heavier kriti for main. The darbAr was crisp and punchy. The neraval and svarams were all measured and absolutely classical. The post main pieces were all wonderfully rendered too. The violinist was playing like a shadow and gave very good replies. The mridangist played with very good anticipation and in tandem with the music. He was ably assisted by the Ghatam vidwan. The tani they shared was pretty different and soothing on the ear with the soft and hard strokes and the gumukkis that came in a good measure. A very well spent evening at a very classical concert.